"Mad House" is a 1952 horror and science-fiction short story by Richard Matheson, which was included in the collection I Am Legend.
Chris Neal is a middle-aged college professor who is in a decaying marriage and who hates his job. He is an aspiring writer, but faces writer's block and a lack of ideas, and who hates the burden of having to teach Freshmen English. This much is a pretty standard short story plot and sounds like the basis of a great deal of the fiction in The New Yorker.
But there is another factor: Chris Neal is constantly tripping over himself, breaking pencils, cutting himself shaving, stumbling on the rug...all of which add to his frustration and anger. And the more frustrated and angry he becomes, the more accidents he has, and the more he lashes out at his wife, boss and students, until things finally come to a head.
Since this is a story by Richard Matheson, it is more than a domestic drama, with the suggestion made, within the story, that the house itself is alive and channeling Neal's anger. Although at the end of the story, it still isn't clear whether the explanation is supernatural, or just psychological.
Like in A Stir of Echoes, a modern reader might focus more on the way the story treats domestic violence and general emotional mismanagement than the supernatural aspect. But as mentioned, this was written in 1952, so aspects of the story that might seem dated were probably very innovative at the time. The story also perfectly captures how a seemingly small event, like breaking a glass, can be soul crushing to someone who is already feeling angry and frustrated.